tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40364058137463740742011-08-29T20:12:16.823+10:00We tried eloquence, but Dickinson's Frugal Chariot was already taken. We tried whimsy, but whimsical was out that day. In the end, being mothers of toddlers, it came down to the familiar. Welcome to our book club!Krisnoreply@blogger.comBlogger161100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4036405813746374074.post-56659276704378811212008-10-07T07:52:00.002+11:002008-10-07T08:15:53.329+11:00

Here's another poll of the top 100 books of all time. It seems to have been voted on by younger people, as JK Rowling has made it to number one. But it's an interesting read, nonetheless. 

Krisnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4036405813746374074.post-57699673762253258272008-02-03T21:46:00.000+11:002008-02-03T21:47:45.880+11:00

So where to now for our next little fiction book? Any ideas?Leave suggestions in the comments section! :)

Krisnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4036405813746374074.post-6174075436375813962008-01-24T15:32:00.001+11:002008-01-24T15:34:12.352+11:00

I know there has been some concern over going to the movie of the Kite Runner considering some events in the book, particularly the rape scene. So I thought I would pass on that my Dad has seen it, and that scene is only implied - it is less explicit than the book. He enjoyed the film.

Megannoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4036405813746374074.post-64567937601716588222008-01-10T19:42:00.000+11:002008-01-10T20:09:32.008+11:00

The second time around on this book, I have noticed that which is common to humanity a lot more. The first time I was very interested in what I learnt about Afghanistan.I particularly noticed the emphasis on how a person is parented and their character. Hassan, an almost perfect character (and somewhat less realistic therefore, though we are seeing him from his half brother Amir's guilty point

Megannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4036405813746374074.post-76498359514149822782008-01-08T16:01:00.000+11:002008-01-08T16:02:35.608+11:00

My reading of this book could roughly be divided into two halves: the half I hated, and the half I could handle. It wasn’t a cultural issue. It wasn’t that I couldn’t get into the characters’ heads. On the contrary, Hosseini has written a very well-constructed character study of a spoilt child growing into adulthood. His descriptions are well-written, his story engaging. My problem was

Krisnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4036405813746374074.post-24635489280568521252008-01-07T08:52:00.000+11:002008-01-07T09:10:20.623+11:00

I did an assignment for geography on Afghanistan when I was at high school. At the time the situation was bleak. I remember bombings and the Mujahideen, and I think it was around the time of the Soviet withdrawal. So at the time I trawled the newspapers and basically gave a timeline for the struggles and fighting. But that's about all I knew about Afghanistan. I certainly had no idea about what

Pruenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4036405813746374074.post-18251551911947514362008-01-03T12:35:00.000+11:002008-01-03T12:37:37.874+11:00

As a few of us have it, I suggest next week, starting Monday, is kite runner week. The question I have posed - it is very broad - is "What did The Kite Runner teach you about: Afghanistan? friendship? parent-child relationships? or about redemption?"

Megannoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4036405813746374074.post-53171002614579610422007-12-16T22:37:00.000+11:002008-12-10T13:36:51.839+11:00

Our non fiction book has been languishing amidst Christmas season busyness. Though I intend to post about it soon! Meanwhile, a decision has been reached about the fiction book, to give us something to read over the hols.Yes, we have gone with a book club favourite (and why not? surely all those book clubs can't be wrong?) - The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini. It comes out in the movies soon,

Megannoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4036405813746374074.post-71393216586123617232007-12-12T09:27:00.000+11:002008-12-10T13:36:52.233+11:00

Two Summerswritten by John Heffernan, illustrated by Freya Blackwood. Scholastic Press, 2003.As we seem to have become bogged down in the current book, and considering I am not reading it (a bit too intellectual for my baby-squidged brain), I thought I would have some input to this blog by occasionally reviewing a children's book. Being an illustrator this will probably focus on books that have

Pruenoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4036405813746374074.post-18198013854635162007-10-31T13:24:00.000+11:002007-10-31T13:33:54.837+11:00

It's not fiction, but after the movie Amazing Grace, this might be interesting:It's called John Newton: From disgrace to Amazing Grace.There's a review about the book here.It looks quite good, and includes references to his letters and personal writings. Maybe after the fiction novel, though?

Krisnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4036405813746374074.post-15595766753983469092007-10-28T21:44:00.000+11:002007-10-28T21:59:08.501+11:00

See Kris for first post on this below. Thanks Kris for spelling out how we deal with biblical evidence- a great foundation for this section of the book.The chapter on Deborah was thorough, for the most part, though I did feel she could have tackled the argument that Deborah leads because of Barak's disobedience a bit more head on - as that is a key argument I often hear. I think this is a

Megannoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4036405813746374074.post-70044779767713504322007-10-27T11:09:00.000+10:002007-10-27T11:11:52.648+10:00

Well I actually started one step back from Kris, by reviewing the intro! So I will put my thoughts on that donwn first. Then I will write my comment to the chapter on Deborah next (sometime over the weekend...) - I liked what you had to say Kris!I was very taken with the intro to this book, which was written in a humble and conciliatory manner. So much that is written on this subject is done so,

Megannoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4036405813746374074.post-29347609834640938842007-10-26T09:09:00.000+10:002008-12-10T13:36:52.418+11:00

Well, I thought I'd get the ball rolling with a quick intro to the first section of this book, which looks at various biblical interpretations around the issue of women in ministry. As Christians, the bible holds a central place in our beliefs. Paul wrote "All Scripture is God-breathed, and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting, and training in righteousness." Not surprisingly then, when

Krisnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4036405813746374074.post-78203441189329829002007-10-17T12:41:00.000+10:002007-10-17T13:09:18.574+10:00

Hi, Megan here (even the smallest) . We had been thinking of the Booker prize winner as our first fiction choice - it has just been announced for 2007 - The gathering, by Anne Enright. Hmm. This is a book described variously as bleak, grim and depressing, though strangely uplifting. It wasn't one of the favourites. I am thinking we may be dooming our book club before it really gets up and going

Megannoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4036405813746374074.post-61119716657807938792007-10-16T20:39:00.000+10:002007-10-16T20:47:58.121+10:00

The first book for our bloggy bookclub is a doozy. It's a collection of essays looking at gender and Christian ministry. Being female and being involved with a church, this is an issue dear to my heart. I'm keen to find out more of the current thinking, and being a collection of talks from the Wheaton College 2005 conference, this may fit the bill.If you're looking to buy this book, you can find

Krisnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4036405813746374074.post-30024965004526276172007-10-16T20:35:00.000+10:002007-10-16T20:39:14.672+10:00

Welcome to our book club!Being mothers of small children, time for intellectual reflection is often scarce. So in an effort to stop the rot, we've set up a little bloggy bookclub to help us encourage each other to read, and to reflect with each other upon our readings. We hope this will become a regular occurrence - it may well be, as we already have a large-ish wishlist of books we'd like to

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